How Motorly Makes Recommendations

Buying a used electric or hybrid involves uncertainty. Motorly bridges the gap with data-driven insights.

Buying a vehicle — especially a used electric or hybrid — involves uncertainty. Listings highlight the positives, but important signals such as battery condition, usage patterns and long-term ownership risk are often difficult to interpret.

Motorly helps by analysing available information and presenting it in a structured, comparable way so buyers can make more informed decisions.

Motorly does not replace inspections or mechanical advice. Instead, it highlights patterns, trade-offs and potential risks before purchase.

What Motorly Analyses

Motorly combines multiple sources of information:

Vehicle listings

Basic specifications, price, mileage and location provide context for comparisons.

Battery and diagnostic reports

When available, Motorly interprets battery screenshots and diagnostic reports to estimate real-world battery condition.

Model reference data

Motorly maintains reference data about vehicle generations, typical performance and known usage patterns.

User preferences

Range requirements, budget and priorities influence how vehicles are ranked.

Expert Interpretation

No single metric determines the recommendation. Motorly evaluates vehicles across multiple dimensions, focusing on confidence and transparency.

Document Interpretation

Battery screenshots and reports can vary significantly in format and quality. Motorly processes uploads using a multi-stage approach:

  • Text and visual information are extracted from the document
  • Key fields (for example battery health, capacity, usage indicators) are identified
  • Extracted values are validated for plausibility
  • Confidence is assigned based on data completeness and clarity

Risk Assessment Framework

Battery Risk

Likelihood that battery condition meaningfully affects usability or long-term ownership.

Price Risk

Whether a vehicle appears expensive relative to condition and alternatives.

Resale Risk

Factors that may affect future value or market demand.

Match Score

Suitability based on range, budget, and priorities.

The Goal is Visibility

Proprietary algorithms cannot eliminate risk, but they can make it visible. Motorly highlights trade-offs explicitly, helping buyers avoid over-optimising a single metric.

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